MACH 3 CNC CONTROL SOFTWARE TUTORIAL 2 THE INTERFACE
MACH 3 CNC CONTROL SOFTWARE TUTORIAL 2 THE INTERFACE
www.makecnc.com the CNC hobbyists home on the web
presents this indepth Tutorial on setting up MACH 3 the 6 AXIS CNC step and direction motor control software used to control your CNC machine from a windows based computer
please visit our website for more information and to purchase this user freindly and powerful CNC software
MACH 3 CNC CONTROL SOFTWARE TUTORIAL 2 THE INTERFACE
MACH 3 CNC CONTROL SOFTWARE TUTORIAL 2 THE INTERFACE
Related Posts
About The Author
Agnes Dwi Cahyani
48 Comments
the answer to that is yes
Thanks. Hey has anyone ever called you PC before? hehe.
Well it looks like I wont have to compensate. I've just got to wait up to a month to get the parts from Alibiba. To my surprise they actually are making .02accuracy cold formed ballscrews. Last step is making for finding bearings to make my own jetrails with to run on 3/4" 304 rod.
Paul a couple of questions, if you will, from a senior newbie?? Have been viewing and reviewing you videos. Nicely done – Thank you for posting!
Would like to know what I can do to view more the videos clearly? They are blurred no matter what size screen I'm using? Also, and this is probably pretty simple, is there some way of determining the size, using the Grid on Mach 3, to get the actual size of, for example, the road runner? I don't seem to be able to get it. Thank You – KP
Hello Paul. I've been using Mach for a few years now and am watching these vids in the hope of picking up a few extra tips – which I have done – 'the 'Run from here' button for one. One point is the fact that I can not see the top and bottom of the Mach screen on your vids – newbies may find this puzzling. The tabs across the top and the message bar at the bottom are out of sight. No-one else seems to have spotted this – maybe it is a problem with my computer setup.
INSTALLING A MACH3
hi i have just bought a small desk top cnc and downloaded mach 3 i was wondering do i need to have auto cad to make drawings as well?
What is your email Paul ??
Hi Paul.
I just bought a CNC Engraving machine. I hocked it up to my desktop computer and everything seems to be good but the machine doesn't seem to respond to the software.
I jog the axis on the software but the machine does nothing. In other words it doesn't move besides the spindle moving when it is on.
Any help or advise would be appreciated.
What is a good g-code editor that i can use? I mean, what program allows me to create g-code.
Great vids btw
are your videos related to the CNC Machinist program? can these be learned at the program? I'm starting school for CNC Machinist and have zero experience. do u have other videos i can see to learn and expect what i'm going to do as CNC Machinist. Thank you and this video helps alot and now i know what these computers do when they are hooked up to the CNC. I live in WA, do u think this is a good career to get into? please any advice helps.
Hi Paul, Can you check your e-mail and answer my query?
will this work with a 1984 kitamura my center 1? I think the kitamura uses Fanuc G code if I got the names right.
hit the TAB key to bring up jog screen
Hi Paul, do you have a service or now of a service that will come out to our office and set up and train how to use this program? I'm located in Murrieta, California.
Hi there, thanks for sharing, i was wondering …
for this purpose in the vid and this purpose only, did you connect your PC to the motor through breakout board, OR directly pins from parallel port to the motor drivers. ?
I am just starting with cnc so be kind. I am on my laptop to learn this program. The computer that I will be using to run my table is not built yet.
1. My Alt-7 screen is not even close to what you have.
2. Alt-1, Tool screen, you said you can set limits. I loaded road runner and it cam in the size of a pin head. ?
3. Y – X min. max. not shown.
4. Shift key does not help.
5. Jog Follow not working.
6. No pass section in Alt-1.
7. No conversation button.
8. MPG wheel not working.
Other then that I am having a good day. Not.
Se puede usar MACH 3 para un CNC del tipo Robot Delta??
can't get home switches to go on off (in training and initial setting). any idea?
Ok when I follow all of this and go into the toolpath window to look at the roadrunner image it is tiny and in the corner with only two red lines showing – when i run the gcode for this it works on a tiny area maybe 2cms square – why am i seeing ang working with such a small image do you think?
Please reshoot the tutorials, video quality is poor.
have a problem with the z axis, it works fine sometimes but usually it only moves down, tried altering it in ports and pins but no joy, any help from you would be much appreciated
hola Paul, intento hacer una cnc y, el primer problema que tengo es el siguiente; vectorizo una imagen con el programa Inkscape, despues con Lazy Cam la paso a codigo G y cuando lo paso al mach 3, solo se copia una parte del programa de codigo G, las lineas 0 a la 49. esto ocurre siempre con cualquier programa de mecanizado que paso al mach 3. gracias por adelantado.
Paul, I am having problems with my Z axis, when moving up or down the axis will move a short distance then klunk it stops and then I replete the Z move klunk again. I have removed the Z motor and can run it, this run fine
as resume after a power outage , when mach3 was reading a very large g code. Is there any plugin you go keeping the code G and processed by the cnc..o something
Thanks for the great videos Paul. I have been trying to register at the Artsoft Mach 3 forum without success. Who should I contact to resolve registration issues.
Hi Paul, Im having an issue when using Mach3 with my G0704 CNC conversion. I am using autodesk fusion 360 and the Mach3 post processor. Mach3 seems to be referencing the absolute coordinates rather than the work offsets. Any way to fix this?
Just a senior beginner getting started. Came across your mach 3 tutorials. Instructions suggest that I should see part one before getting into this video. This video is designated as tutorial 2. Must be having a senior moment but I am unable to find tutorial one or the beginning tutorial of your series. Can you help? Thank you! KP
The video doesn't show the tabs at the top. Very difficult to follow, however I am sure once your able to view the full page of the video, and not have the top half cut off, the video will be useful. Thanks
HI,you are saying in this video that to press the home switch ,where is the home switch?
Hi Paul. you like CNC God. very nice tutorials . I have a question, i moved a working CNC from my garage to my shop and I disconnected Parallel PORT Cable only , and now when i connected Parallel port back my computer gives me 404- Parallel Port Address Conflict. is there any way to fix it… Im new to this. Thank you
About the Pulse Frequency, Mine says external and on numbers just external. Is that right?
We lost the high speed jogging and can only jog in the low speed mode. Is that something we can correct in the software?
Len
Dear Paul Campbell
shuttle mode run g code using what type of mpg?
I use wireless mpg and can not function.
Note to Self: 22:47 is when that Jog Controller feature is explained. Just press "TAB" to display or hide it. One needs it to fine adjust the position before zeroing it out.
hi how r u ???
my email
sho.llb15@gmail.com
can use mach 3 for cnc 3 xis machine
i need help how to configure with cnc ????
thanks
Hi Paul i just finished my cnc router and i am using threaded rod on my stepper motors. How do i go and set the program to use threaded rod as the thread is different from other screws used normally on cnc machines. Thank you for your time.
Hi, for the playback of the G Code, does anyone know how to change the "playback" speed. In his video (7:48) the code is being executed quickly. When I run it, its awfully slow. I thought increasing the feedrate would do the trick, but it doesn't seem like it. Any suggestions?
Hello, top and bottom of video are cutoff so menus are not visible. Is there a place to see the original video without the top being cutoff?
Sorry but as a person unfamiliar with cnc programming AND also computers in general, this is wayyy too complex to even begin to grasp what you are saying. How did you learn all this?? IMO, the only way a beginner could learn how to use this would be to take a college level class for several months with hands on use of both the software programming and an actual machine. Also, not showing the top & bottom of the screen doesn't help.
I have a m3 issue where I've lost position of a workspace project. Do you do any on phone consulting work?
For 3 axis, are you connecting all the enable pin together to P14?
Why deal with all this, why isn’t there a program like a 2 axis vinyl wysiwug program. A vinyl cutter is basically a cnc
Your an amazing teacher. I really needed this tutorial! incredible amount of detail in every step. My brain is slowly getting it dialed. A lot to learn. Thanks again for your super tech vids.
Plz don't eat ….when you are speaking…I'm Confused
tengo un problema con mi cnc casera cuando paso los archivos a codigo g, hago la escala a mm y en el mach3 a mm pero cuando los cargo salen demaciado grandes le pongo 190mm 19cms y me sale como de 70cms alguien me puede ayudar?
la cnc esta calibrada y si camina los mm que deve de caminar.
Is Mach 3 able to run a NC Table?
Mach3 runs backwards home is in a wrong position and it cuts backwards what's wrong
Cool video, but how do I generate the G-code for 6 axis?